CatalystHero - Final Presentation

You've done your research. You've chosen a hero. You've written your summative paper, tying it all together.

Will you be able to convince an audience the person you chose is a true hero?

Have you made your case that they have impacted society?

Are you providing examples and traits of heroism from your summary paper in your presentation?

The audience will vote and decide on presentation day.

Use this rubric to prepare for your presentation.

Final Presentation Rubric: Who’s Your Hero?

Standards	4-Advanced	3-Proficient	2-Needs Improvements	1-Unsatisfactory
Presentation Product of Real Person ELA: Draw evidence to support analysis, reflection and revision	Real person’s motivations and behaviors correspond to defined traits. Highly developed evidence is offered. Several concrete examples with extended illustration.	Real person’s motivations and behaviors correspond to defined traits. Adequate evidence is offered. Concrete examples offered.	Real person’s motivations and behaviors need to be further developed to correspond to defined traits. Connection was somewhat developed. Some evidence/examples were offered.	Real person’s motivations and behaviors vaguely or do not relate to defined traits. Little or no evidence/examples were offered.
Conclusions Reached ELA: Persuasive writing/speaking	Numerous detailed conclusions logically derive from the evidence offered.	Several detailed conclusions logically derive from the evidence offered	Some logical conclusions are made from the evidence offered.	No conclusion is made from the evidence offered.
Presenting Skills ELA: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different audiences and purposes	Poised, articulate; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence. Required length of 3-5 minutes.	Clear articulation but not as polished. Either inconsistent volume or rate. Required length of 3-5 minutes.	Some mumbling; little eye contact; uneven rate; little or no expression. Length requirement not long enough to convey needed information to assess.	Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; disinterested/monotone. Length is inadequate to assess information.